Construction worker flown to hospital after crash

A road construction worker was struck during a traffic crash and flown to a hospital Friday morning, according to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies were called to State Highway 26 near Wilson Road in the town of Clyman at 8:42 a.m. for a report of a crash.

A minivan driven by John Sparks, 67, of Cambria was traveling south on Highway 26 through a construction zone when slowed down as he approached a heavy equipment entrance, according to investigators. The van was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer driven by Gregory Trombley, 50, of Columbus, Georgia. The minivan traveled into the northbound land and struck a van driven by Brian Friedenauer, 36, of Orangeville, Ill. The van spun into the east shoulder and struck Kurt Zuelsdorf, 29, of Appleton, who was working as a flagman at the site, according to investigators.

Zuelsdorf was flown to Froedert Hospital in Milwaukee. Sparks was taken to Beaver Dam Community Hospital.